by Carmen Martin Gaite · Destino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423311019
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«El cuarto de atrás» is the novel by Carmen Martín Gaite, published by Destino in paperback (182 pages, in Spanish).
A writer cannot fall asleep and receives a visit from an enigmatic stranger, whose identity is never revealed. In that nocturnal conversation, her childhood and youth memories of Salamanca surface, along with meditations on dreams, love, writing and memory; the work moves between memoir, essay and the fantastic.
Novel awarded the Premio Nacional de Narrativa in 1978. It appeared in the Destinolibro collection of Ediciones Destino as number 135.
For the general public and as study reading in school and university settings.
Carmen Martín Gaite was a Spanish author who wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays across multiple genres. Her work has received significant recognition: in 1957, she was awarded the Premio Nadal for Entre visillos; in 1988 she won the Prince of Asturias Award;in 1992 she received the Premio Castilla y León de las Letras, and she also was awarded the Premio Acebo de Honor for her life's work.
